New in Ceasefire
New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 1, 2019 16:24 - 0 Comments
Special Report | Morocco: The Hajar Raissouni case shows press freedom and women’s rights is a shared battle
Laura Siegler reports on the case of the Morrocan journalist Hajar Raissouni, and its implications for the fight for press freedom and women's rights in the country.
Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, October 31, 2019 18:17 - 0 Comments
Books | Here to Stay, Here to Fight: On the history, and legacy, of ‘Race Today’
From 1974 to 1988, Race Today, the journal of the Race Today Collective, was at the epicentre of the struggle for racial justice in Britain. Leila Hassan, Robin Bunce and Paul Field, co-editors of a new anthology bringing together some of the Collective's key texts and contributors, offer an overview of Race Today's 15-year history.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 29, 2019 16:29 - 0 Comments
Analysis | It is high time British universities took institutional racism seriously
Last week’s EHRC report into Racism in UK Higher Education paints a horrifying picture of the depth and scale of institutional racism in British Universities. It is sadly a missed opportunity, writes Clive James Nwonka.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, October 26, 2019 13:31 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture | Exibition | Coldharbour: Beneath the skin of Brixton
Stefan Simanowitz visits the Coldharbour exhibition — featuring photography, oral history recordings, music and poetry — which launched in Brixton this week as part of Black History Month.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:56 - 0 Comments
Comment | Has the world forgotten about Jamal Khashoggi?
A year on from Khashoggi's gruesome murder, his friends and family still want answers, but the world powers have already moved on, writes Andrew Smith.
Arts & Culture, Books, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 22, 2019 10:03 - 0 Comments
Books | Review | ‘Protest: Stories of Resistance’
The 'Protest: Stories of Resistance' anthology demonstrates, through vital and timeless narratives, the enduring power of resistance, writes Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya in her review.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:31 - 0 Comments
Special Report | “This is mean and vindictive”: Osman Kavala set to remain behind bars in Turkey
Amnesty International's Milena Buyum reports on the latest from the trial of civil society figures in Turkey, including Osman Kavala.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, September 5, 2019 21:05 - 2 Comments
Analysis | Beyond the Glittery Façade: Examining the UAE’s role in the global War on Terror
It might present a modern, progressive face to the world, but the UAE, more than any other country in the Arab world, has played a crucial and disreputable role in supporting the US-led global War on Terror, argues Asim Qureshi.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, September 4, 2019 10:39 - 0 Comments
Comment | #StopDSEI: The UK’s support for the arms industry must end
Next week, dozens of the planet's most repressive governments will arrive in London to receive the full red carpet treatment by UK arms companies and civil servants. If we are to stop the UK’s role in fueling war and conflict around the world then it is time to end the arms sales and shut down events like DSEI for good, writes Andrew Smith.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Wednesday, August 28, 2019 18:40 - 0 Comments
Notes from the Margins | Chronicle of a Coup Foretold: Boris Johnson’s assault on democracy must be stopped
To pursue No Deal without consensus is bad enough, but to undermine parliament in order to achieve it is a gross violation of executive power, and must be opposed by anyone who cares about the integrity of representative democracy in the UK, writes Matt Carr.
